OFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 0
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<strong>BRAZIL</strong><br />
Federal Republic of Brazil<br />
<strong>2014</strong> <strong>FIFA</strong> <strong>WORLD</strong> <strong>CUP</strong> COUNTRY PR<strong>OF</strong>ILES<br />
Population: 200 million<br />
Main language: Portuguese<br />
Life expectancy: 74 years<br />
GDP per person: $11900<br />
Capital city: Brasília<br />
Association founded: 1914<br />
No. footballers / registered: 13,197,733 / 2,141,733<br />
<strong>FIFA</strong> ranking (Jun-14): 3<br />
Highest <strong>FIFA</strong> ranking: 1 (Sep-93+)<br />
Continental titles: 8 times Copa America winners<br />
<strong>FIFA</strong> <strong>WORLD</strong> <strong>CUP</strong> RECORD<br />
Participations: 20 (1930, 1934, 1938, 1950, 1954,<br />
1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986,<br />
1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, <strong>2014</strong>)<br />
Best placing: Winners 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002<br />
Biggest win: 7-1 v Sweden (1950)<br />
Biggest loss: 0-3 v France (1998)<br />
Qualified for <strong>2014</strong> edition as: host<br />
Australia's record against Brazil (men's)<br />
Team P W D L<br />
Senior 8 1 1 6<br />
Under-23 3 3 0 0<br />
Under-20 11 2 4 5<br />
Under-17 8 1 1 6<br />
Group A<br />
DEMOGRAPHIC PR<strong>OF</strong>ILE<br />
Australian residents born in Brazil<br />
Population count (2011 census): 14500<br />
0.3 per cent of overseas-born population<br />
Age range (years) 0-14 15-24 25-64 65+<br />
per cent distribution 5.1 10.8 81.3 2.8<br />
Median age: 32.1 years<br />
Sex ratio: 87.2 males per 100 females<br />
Arrived in Australia Before 1970 1971-2000 After 2000<br />
per cent distribution 2.8 22.4 74.8<br />
Australian citizenship rate: 34.9 per cent<br />
Main localities of residence: Dee Why (NSW),<br />
Manly (NSW), Maroubra (NSW)<br />
FORM <strong>GUIDE</strong><br />
22-06-13 Italy W 4-2 Salvador<br />
26-06-13 Uruguay W 2-1 Belo Horizonte<br />
30-06-13 Spain W 3-0 Rio De Janeiro<br />
14-08-13 Switzerland L 0-1 Basel<br />
07-09-13 Australia W 6-0 Brasilia<br />
10-09-13 Portugal W 3-1 Foxborough<br />
05-03-14 South Africa W 5-0 Johannesburg<br />
05-03-14 South Africa W 5-0 Johannesburg<br />
03-06-14 Panama W 4-0 Goiania<br />
06-06-14 Serbia W 1-0 Sao Paulo<br />
No. of matches played 12-06-13 to 12-06-14: 12<br />
<strong>2014</strong> <strong>FIFA</strong> <strong>WORLD</strong> <strong>CUP</strong> SQUAD – <strong>BRAZIL</strong><br />
# Player Pos Birthdate / Age Height Caps (gls) Club, country<br />
1 JEFFERSON GK 02-01-83 / 31 190cm 9 (0) Botafogo, Brazil<br />
2 DANI ALVES DF 06-05-83 / 31 175cm 74 (6) Barcelona, Spain<br />
3 THIAGO SILVA DF 22-09-84 / 29 182cm 45 (2) Paris Saint-Germain, France<br />
4 DAVID LUIZ DF 22-04-87 / 27 189cm 35 (0) Chelsea, England<br />
5 FERNANDINHO MF 04-05-85 / 29 179cm 6 (1) Manchester City, England<br />
6 MARCELO DF 12-05-88 / 26 174cm 30 (4) Real Madrid, Spain<br />
7 HULK FW 25-07-86 / 27 179cm 34 (9) Zenit St Petersburg, Russia<br />
8 PAULINHO MF 25-07-88 / 25 181cm 25 (5) Tottenham Hotspur, England<br />
9 FRED FW 03-10-83 / 30 186cm 32 (16) Fluminense, Brazil<br />
10 NEYMAR FW 05-02-92 / 22 175cm 48 (31) Barcelona, Spain<br />
11 OSCAR MF 09-09-91 / 22 181cm 30 (9) Chelsea, England<br />
12 JULIO CESAR GK 03-09-79 / 34 179cm 79 (0) Toronto, Canada<br />
13 DANTE DF 18-10-83 / 30 189cm 12 (2) Bayern Muenchen, Germany<br />
14 MAXWELL DF 27-08-81 / 32 177cm 8 (0) Paris Saint-Germain, France<br />
15 HENRIQUE DF 14-10-86 / 27 186cm 5 (0) Napoli, Italy<br />
16 RAMIRES MF 24-03-87 / 27 181cm 42 (4) Chelsea, England<br />
17 LUIZ GUSTAVO MF 23-07-87 / 26 188cm 18 (1) Bayern Muenchen, Germany<br />
18 HERNANES MF 29-05-85 / 29 180cm 24 (2) Internazionale, Italy<br />
19 WILLIAN MF 09-08-88 / 25 176cm 6 (2) Chelsea, England<br />
20 BERNARD FW 08-09-92 / 21 166cm 10 (1) Shakhtar Donetsk, Ukraine<br />
21 JO FW 20-03-87 / 27 191cm 16 (5) Atletico Mineiro, Brazil<br />
22 VICTOR GK 21-01-83 / 31 195cm 6 (0) Atletico Mineiro, Brazil<br />
23 MAICON DF 26-07-81 / 32 186cm 71 (7) Roma, Italy<br />
COACH: Luiz Felipe Scolari (Brazil) age 65 years<br />
Coach of Brazil since 2012 (also 2001-2002)<br />
Previous <strong>FIFA</strong> World Cup experience (as coach): 2002 (Brazil), 2006 (Portugal) Age at 12-Jun-14, Caps (gls) as 5-Jun-14<br />
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